December 22 69: Emperor Vitellius is captured and murdered by the Gemonian stairs in Rome. Vitellius was the third of The Four Emperors. He would be succeeded by Vespasian, the man who put down the rebellion in Judea that began 2,000 years... »
December 21 69: The Senate acknowledged Vespasian as emperor. This marked the end of the so-called The Year of the Four Emperors during which four individuals - Galba, Otho, Vitellius and Vespasian – held the position of imperial leadership. &nbs... »
December 17 520 BCE (24th of Kislev): “The foundation-stone of the Temple was laid” (As reported by Jewish Encyclopedia) http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/4902-darius-i 630: Modestus of Jerusalem who replaced Zacharias as Greek Orthodox Pat... »
DECEMBER 14 164 BCE (3597): On the secular calendar date on which Judah Maccabee restored the service in the Temple in Jerusalem. 1243: “King Henry III turned a confiscated synagogue into the chapel of St. Mary. Many other synagogues were also confis... »